Bluffton man arrested for criminal sexual assault

Friday

Jun 15, 2012 at 3:05 PM

Bluffton Today

Miguel Abarca of 20 Simmonsville Road, Bluffton, was placed into custody Friday and charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct 1st Degree-Felony. The arrest followed an investigation into the sexual assault of a victim June 9 in Bluffton.

Bluffton police officers received a 9-1-1 call from a victim saying that she had just been sexually assaulted in the area of Mallet Way, Bluffton. The officers arrived on scene and found the victim lying on the ground by the side of her parked vehicle. The victim was transported to Hilton Head Hospital for medical evaluation.

Bluffton police investigators processed the scene and met with the victim who was able to provide them with a detailed description of the assailant and his vehicle. The victim informed investigators that the suspect forcibly grabbed her by the neck, threated her and then sexually assaulted her.

Abarca was taken to the Beaufort County Detention Center where he is awaiting a bond hearing in the morning.

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